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[Fatal Panton-Valentine leukocidine-associated Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing pneumonia].

Abstract
Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing pneumonia is an unusual cause of community-acquired pneumonia associated with a high fatality rate. The specificities of its presentation must be known by the critical care doctor, in order to quickly make the diagnosis and start the right antibiotics and discuss adjunctive therapy with intravenous immunoglobin. Moreover, the management of close contacts (household and healthcare workers) of patient with such a pneumonia is not well-known. The present case report underlines the clinical presentation of this pneumonia, the specificities of its treatment, and specifies the management of close contacts.
AuthorsF Laverdure, C Neulier, J Sudant, S Legriel, F Bruneel
JournalAnnales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation (Ann Fr Anesth Reanim) Vol. 33 Issue 11 Pg. 596-9 (Nov 2014) ISSN: 1769-6623 [Electronic] France
Vernacular TitlePneumopathie nécrosante fatale à Staphylococcus aureus sécréteur de leucocidine de Panton-Valentine.
PMID25450734 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright © 2014 Société française d’anesthésie et de réanimation (Sfar). Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Exotoxins
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
  • Leukocidins
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin
Topics
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
  • Bacterial Toxins (analysis, metabolism)
  • Case Management
  • Contact Tracing
  • Exotoxins (analysis, metabolism)
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous (therapeutic use)
  • Leukocidins (analysis, metabolism)
  • Pneumonia, Staphylococcal (diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology)
  • Staphylococcus aureus (metabolism)

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